Association between fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio and prognosis of hospitalized patients with covid-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KC Hung, YT Huang, YJ Chang, CH Yu, LK Wang… - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
KC Hung, YT Huang, YJ Chang, CH Yu, LK Wang, CY Wu, PH Liu, SF Chiu, CK Sun
Diagnostics, 2022mdpi.com
Although the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (F/R ratio) has been used as an inflammation
marker to predict clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases, its association
with the prognosis of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear.
Electronic databases including EMBASE, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library
were searched from inception to 20 June 2022. The associations of F/R ratio with poor
prognosis (defined as the occurrence of mortality or severe disease) were investigated in …
Although the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (F/R ratio) has been used as an inflammation marker to predict clinical outcomes in patients with cardiovascular diseases, its association with the prognosis of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear. Electronic databases including EMBASE, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library were searched from inception to 20 June 2022. The associations of F/R ratio with poor prognosis (defined as the occurrence of mortality or severe disease) were investigated in patients with COVID-19. A total of 10 studies (seven from Turkey, two from China, one from Croatia) involving 3675 patients published between 2020 and 2022 were eligible for quantitative syntheses. Merged results revealed a higher F/R ratio in the poor prognosis group (standardized mean difference: 0.529, p < 0.001, I2 = 84.8%, eight studies) than that in the good prognosis group. In addition, a high F/R ratio was associated with an increased risk of poor prognosis (odds ratio: 2.684, I2 = 59.5%, five studies). Pooled analysis showed a sensitivity of 0.75, specificity of 0.66, and area under curve of 0.77 for poor prognosis prediction. In conclusion, this meta-analysis revealed a positive correlation between F/A ratio and poor prognostic outcomes of COVID-19. Because of the limited number of studies included, further investigations are warranted to support our findings.
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